Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.8%

Uploaded By:  Janine Ballesteros Submitted By:  Janine Ballesteros Case Study:  No Medtecs International saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 3.82% contraction. The Straits Times Index ended 20.42 or 0.8% higher at 2,559.03. The top active stocks were Medtecs International, which dropped 15.48%, DBS, which increased 0.96%, Thai Beverage, which rose 0.83%, Wilmar International, which dipped 2.04%, and Singtel which remained flat. The FTSE Mid Cap grew 0.75%, whilst the FTSE Small Cap edged up 0.49%.